Cap for fountain pens and clip therefor



"May 24, 1927.

A. MONTAN I CAP FOR FOUNTAIN PENS AND CLIP THEREFOR Filed March 15, 1926INVENTOR ATTO EY Patented May 24, 1927. a

I UNITED STATES'PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH MONTAN, OF MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T EASTERN TOOL & MFG.

' CO., 0F BLOOMFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

CA1 FOR FOUNTAIN PENS AND CLIP THEREFOR. I

Application filed March 15, 1926. Serial No. 94,653.

This invention relates to an improved of the hair-pin shaped part actsas a guide cap for fountain pens and the like and an when the device ispassed over the edge of improved form of clip therefor, the advanapocket or the like. It will be noted that tages of the constructionbeing, first, ease the extension 13 is placed a little out of line 5 ofassembly in the manufacture thereof, .with the arm 11 so that .When theclip is in second, economy in manufacture; third, seplace as inFigure 3the clip is under su'fficurity of clip by reason of having two pointscient spring tension for holding the pen.

of contact of'the clip against the flap over In the drawing I show a capwhich comwhich the pen or the like is suspended. prises a barrel 17 andI place a hole in the 10 The invention is illustrated in the accombarrelas at 18, the hole being large enough panying drawing in which Figure lis a so that extension 13 can be passed through perspective view of myimproved form of it into the barrel. Then an inside member clip. Figure2 is an enlarged section of the which may be in the form of a sleeve 19is cap and the fountain pen with the clip and forced into the barrel andis usually made 15 inside element partially in place, and Figof suchthin metal that it is distorted suffiure 3 is a similar view but showingthe inciently to pass over the extension 13 of the side element forcedinto place to confine clip and confine it between the barrel and the endof theclip and thushold the clip the sleeve. Another reason for makingthe in position. sleeve of thin metal is to prevent distortion 20 Theclip is made of wire, usually spring that might show on the outside ofthe barrel.

wire and while it may be of any shape'in The sleeve is usually madeshorter than 00 cross section, I prefer to make the clip of the barrelso that when it is in place the half-oval wire. This wire isbent intowhat open end of the barrel can receive the end might be termed ahair-pin shape consisting of the body portion or main part of the of thearms 10 and 11. One of the arms fountain pen.

as the arm 10 isbent across the end of the I claim:

other arm as at 12 and then projected as at A fountain pen capcomprising a barrel 13 in an approximate extension of said other withone end open and with a slit in its side,

arm. For the purpose of identification, the a clip passing through theslit with its exarm 10 I call the outside arm and the arm posed end bentto form a spring clasp and 11 I call the inside arm. The inside arm iswith its enclosed end adapted to lie against 7 provided with a bulgedpart 14; at one end the inside of the barrel, and an open-ended thereof,and a bulged part 15 at the other sleeve of distortable metal softerthan the thereof so that when the clip is in place barrel and forcedinto the barrel whereby 35 these bulged parts form the clipping or theclip and the sleeve are both held in pinching points, this two pointcontactholdplace. I ing the pen against canting or tilting and Intestimony whereof I affix my signaalso making the hold more secure. Theture.

end 16 of the clip, that is, the closed end ADOLPH MONTAN.

